Is CVE-2020-8019 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8019 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8019?

CVE-2020-8019 has a CVSS score of 7.7 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8019?

Patch guidance is available from oneidentity security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8019.

Fix CVE-2020-8019 - HIGH oneidentity syslog-ng

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-8019?

8 products: oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, and 3 more.

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-61

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ONEIDENTITY
Published: 6/29/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

oneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ng

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2020-8019. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2020-8019

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CVE-2020-8019 vulnerability